Mike Hawash may be a key figure in al-Qaeda's North American operation. Or, he may be just having the hard luck story of the month, as the fire-breathers at the St. Petersburg Times explain.

The Insta-man offered this link on April 8. Ms. Talk Left has posted repeatedly. Next Tuesday, he gets a Federal hearing, and apparently there will be protests at Federal courthouses up and down the West Coast.

Fish or cut bait, Mr. Ashcroft. We endorsed Operation Iraqi Freedom; now let's get going on Operation American Freedom.